Best Tweets: Kagan Hearings, Round 3

Jared Keller Jun 30, 2010

Kathryn Jean Lopez distills the Kagan hearings thus far into a single tweet:

msnbc summary of #kagan hearings: she's funny, confirm her.less than a minute ago via web


Adam Serwer doesn't do semantics:

Kagan: I don't know what it means to be "reactionary and dangerous". #headscratchless than a minute ago via web


David Corn does electoral math:

Sessions really loses the Jewish woman softball vote with that remark. #Kaganless than a minute ago via web


Oh, delrayser, you slay us:

Very disappointed no Senator has asked #Kagan her views on Wonder Woman's new costume yet. http://j.mp/aM8Hibless than a minute ago via web


Speaking of Wonder Woman, pourmecoffee wants to save his country from wily Ruskies:

I am so sick of sexy spies taking advantage of our country with their sexy ways. Infuriating!less than a minute ago via TwitterGadget


Speaking of sexy things (and characters from popular culture):

I refuse to believe the Gore masseuse story. What's next? A sex scandal involving Data from Star Trek?less than a minute ago via Seesmic


David Corn presents an opening; Brian Beutler takes it:

Tweeps, make it easy on me, please. If you send a link to video or text, please give a short description. I need motivation to click.less than a minute ago via web

Hey, @davidcorndc, here's a short video clip of you socializing at last week's huffpo party http://bit.ly/aN8wNxless than a minute ago via TweetDeck


Finally, Fred Thompson's wit translates perfectly into the Twitterverse:

10,000-year-old hunting weapon found near Yellowstone National Park. Next to it was a 10,000 year old Democrat trying to ban it. #ftrs #tcotless than a minute ago via web


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